Unisex name · since 2003
Lakai
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 557 babies named Lakai, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,396 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,984 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 557
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lakai currently ranks #2984 among unisex names in America, with 557 babies recorded since 2003.
Lakai has 557 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2984 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #7,396 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,984 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 557 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lakai ranks #7,396 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,984 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 557 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,396 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,984 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 557
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lakai's 557 recorded births place it above 83.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lakai compares
557 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lakai's all-time total is 51% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lakai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 557 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lakai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lakai's full recorded timeline at 2014, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lakai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Lakai popularity over time - girls
45 total births recorded since 1982 (Lakai as girls' name)
Lakai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (258 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Lakai's strongest decade.
258 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Lakai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
258 births
- 2020s
2020s
193 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 258 births (46% of all-time use).
How Lakai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lakai's total volume
Lakai by state
Where Lakai concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 53 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 10 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.9% |
53 of 557 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lakai's data
- Lakai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (258 total births) through the 2020s (193) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lakais (53 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lakai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lakai draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.